Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 143 · 40 questions

Engineer's tip (Pulled or squeezed?): Tension = pulled or stretched (ropes, chains, cables). Compression = pushed or squeezed (pillars, legs, piers, arch stones). Equal sharing: force on each = total load ÷ number of identical ropes or pillars.

1. 1.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
9. 9.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
12. 12.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 340 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
23. 23.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
28. 28.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 440 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
34. 34.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 1200 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier

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